He was the steal of the 2024 offseason (literally), after the St. Louis Blues pilfered Philip Broberg (and Dylan Holloway—another steal) from the Edmonton Oilers with an offer sheet. Broberg, on an expiring two-year, $9.16 million contract ($4.58M AAV), will be a restricted free agent after the season, but talks on an extension have not yet begun with the Blues. Jeremy Rutherford writes in The Athletic that Broberg has been the Blues’ MVP through the first quarter of the season. An...
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As one of the 'Hockey Canada Five' who were acquitted of alleged sexual assault charges this past summer, Cal Foote was eligible to return to the NHL as of today. He has now signed a new contract in North America, though not at the top level. His deal is with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League. Cal Foote has signed an AHL contract with the Chicago Wolves for the rest of the season. — David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) December 1, 2025 Defenseman Cal Foote has signed a ...
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In a double-dose of brutal injury news, the St. Louis Blues have lost both Jimmy Snuggerud and Alexei Toropchenko for some time, the team has announced. Jimmy Snuggerud will undergo surgery on his left wrist and Alexey Toropchenko is week-to-week after sustaining burns to his legs in a home accident. DETAILS ➡️ https://t.co/C15ZvXKd3w https://t.co/C15ZvXKd3w — St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) December 1, 2025 Snuggerud, the 21-year-old rookie forward, will be undergoing wrist surgery and is out...
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The Vancouver Canucks are open for business. GM Patrik Allvin has told teams around the league the Canucks are willing to work with just about every team, and will listen to just about anyone off their roster. This includes captain Quinn Hughes, who the team knows is leaving by the time he hits free agency in two summers. President Jim Rutherford shockingly admitted that Hughes wants to eventually play with his brothers in an exit press conference to end last season, and now, with just one yea...
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The Carter Hart Era in Vegas is set to begin this week, as the Golden Knights have recalled him from his conditioning stint in the minors. He is likely going to make his NHL return on Tuesday night. Per sources, I’m told G Carter Hart is likely to make his debut start and return to @NHL action with @GoldenKnights this coming Tuesday night. #HockeyX pic.twitter.com/hEEOuNcFwq — Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) December 1, 2025 When the NHL reinstated the five acquitted Hockey Canada players af...
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Utah Mammoth star Logan Cooley was forced from their game with the St. Louis Blues Saturday night in the third period, after a knee-on-knee collision with Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko. It looked bad, as most knee-on-knees do. But the initial word from medical tests has the Mammoth breathing a huge sigh of relief. Sounds like #TusksUp Logan Cooley dodged a bullet - initial finding was that Cooley has a quad contusion. Cooley is getting MRI imaging to confirm there is no knee damage, t...
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Laurent Brossoit hasn't played a game for the Chicago Blackhawks since signing a two-year, $6.6 million deal with them in the summer of 2024. He's been out recovering first from knee surgery, then hip surgery. It's cost him a season and a half, but he's getting closer to a return. Insider Elliotte Friedman noted on Hockey Night in Canada that, while his future doesn't appear to be in a Blackhawks uniform, as they don't have room for him in their crease, a notable suitor is lurking, and Chicago...
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The Calgary Flames continue to be a team to watch on the NHL's sellers market, even though ownership continues to push GM Craig Conroy to either get the best deal, or keep some of his core in Calgary. It's a fragile situation in Calgary, as the organization doesn't want to be a bottom-feeder team when they open a new rink in a couple of years. Regardless, trade talks are heating up around the Flames, as Nazem Kadri continues to be target #1, with several contending teams looking to add the vet...
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While fighting in the NHL isn't necessarily what it used to be, on Saturday in Boston, there was one of the best fights of the season. Bruins forward Mark Kastelic, who is a big boy at 6'4, and 234 pounds, came in hard on the forecheck on Detroit Red Wings defenceman Mo Seider, and next thing you know the flippers are off. Seider is a big human himself at 6'2 and 210 pounds, however, this bout belonged to Kastelic, who got his right hand free and threw some heavy haymakers. You be the judge, w...
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The New York Islanders are hanging around, but the blow from losing Kyle Palmieri hurts. They are still just out of a playoff spot and have some players playing very well to keep them in it, but trades could still happen ahead of the trade deadline. Someone like J.G. Pageau is one of the only pending UFAs on the team, so if the Islanders were to sell, he would likely be a player moved now that Callum Ritchie is in the mix. But a plan revealed by Jeff Marek would have worked out nicely if Pagea...
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Quinn Hughes is eventually getting traded from the Vancouver Canucks, and while all the attention has been on the New Jersey Devils, and rightfully so considering both his brothers play there, one team that's gained a ton of traction of late as a prime destination is the Philadelphia Flyers. According to hockey insider Frank Seravalli, who is very dialed in on Flyers transactions, reports that the team is very interested in Hughes, and could make sense as a trade partner. “I think they’r...
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The V ancouver Canucks are third-last in the NHL and have two wins in their past 10 games. Along with injuries, this is a team that has it tough and looks to be on the path to selling some pieces, maybe even major ones, by the trade deadline. Among the players generating a lot of interest is Kiefer Sherwood, who leads the Canucks in goals with 12 and is tied in second amongst forwards with 16 points. This is a player who leads the league in hits as well, as he already has 106 hits in 26 games....
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A big development on Saturday night, as Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported the Edmonton Oilers are open to making a goaltending trade, but aren't going to make a move they consider to be a 'lateral' trade. Friedman confirmed there have been talks around the league, but internally in Edmonton, the team is content with their current set up and will only make a trade if they feel it makes them significantly better. Friedman pointed out that Oilers netminder Stuart Skinner recently did an auto...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are still looking to switch a few things up on their roster and the Nashville Predators are headed into full seller mode with how things have gone over the past two seasons. This sets up a possibility of a trade involving the two teams. According to Elliotte Friedman, "I'm hearing that there is interest from the Leafs in a Michael Bunting reunion. Not sure what gets it done, but I believe Maccelli may be part of the return." Bunting is in the final year of his three-yea...
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The Philadelphia Flyers are off to a solid start to the season, at 13-7-3. But in the red-hot Metropolitan Division, that's only good for a three-way tie for 4th place going into play on Saturday. But the Flyers want more, as noted by Kevin Kurz of The Athletic : " We can safely assume that if the Flyers are going to move their rebuild forward, they need to do it with a big trade or two." So does that mean that anyone on the roster is on the table in trade talks for someone like Quinn Hughes? ...
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New York Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri has reached legend status. The veteran forward went into the boards awkwardly on Friday night against the Philadelphia Flyers, ended up tearing his ACL on the play, meanwhile was able to get to his feet, make a nice pass, which lead to an Islanders goal. It's a brutal blow for the Islanders, who are surprising a ton of people this year being in the mix for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Per the team release: Kyle Palmieri will get surgery to ...
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The Ottawa Senators find themselves solidly in the mix in the Atlantic Division, at 12-8-4, in third place, just a point behind second-place Montreal heading into play on Saturday. They see this as their contention window having opened wide, and they're going to do everything in their power to strengthen their squad. Appearing on TSN's intermission panel Friday night, insider Darren Dreger said the Sens have a couple of targeted spots in mind to improve, but they won't be breaking the ba...
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Blake Coleman knows his name is out there. The 33 year old winger has one year left at a $4.9 million cap hit, a 10 team trade list, and has arguably been Calgary’s most reliable forward during a miserable start that has them near the bottom of the standings. If general manager Craig Conroy decides to sell, Coleman could be one of the first names made available.
How Blake Coleman trade value grew in Calgary
After wrenching his back during Tampa Bay’s second Stanley Cup run, Coleman s...
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The Vancouver Canucks have become the team to watch on the trade market, as they are 100% in sell mode. While the likes of Kiefer Sherwood and Conor Garland could be dealt, all the attention is on captain Quinn Hughes, and where he's going to land. Hughes, 26, has one season left at $7.8 million AAV, and without any trade protection, he's on the block for just about every team. Yes, the New Jersey Devils have been linked as Jim Rutherford has awkwardly admitted he knows Hughes wants to play wi...
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The Boston Bruins are buying, and the Vancouver Canucks are selling, and it may only be a matter of time before the two teams do some business together. The Canucks have been in the news a ton lately, as Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin have made their veteran core players available, and talks have picked up in a major way. The American Thanksgiving holiday is a huge milestone to general managers, and with the Canucks on the outside looking in at the playoff picture, the Canucks management tea...
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Are the Calgary Flames ready to lean into sell mode? Many of the pundits around the NHL aren't saying it's not imminent. But eventually, it seems like the Flames will surrender to the obvious situation they find themselves in, and give in on trading veterans like Nazem Kadri. "Maybe somebody does give them an offer too good for them to pass up," said insider David Pagnotta, on The Sheet with Jeff Marek. And while the Montreal Canadiens continue to come up as a potential suitor, Pagnotta names ...
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The Montreal Canadiens are hunting for a legitimate top six center, the trade market is quiet, and Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz knows exactly how desperate Kent Hughes is for help down the middle. The big question now is: how far should the Canadiens go for Ryan O’Reilly? How serious are Ryan O’Reilly Canadiens talks with Nashville? Insiders like Pierre LeBrun say the Montreal Canadiens have real interest in Ryan O’Reilly, and the cost being flo...
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It's the last thing the Seattle Kraken needed. For a team that struggles to score goals at the best of times, they just lost their leading scorer, Jaden Schwartz, for "approximately" six weeks, as the team's announcement suggests. #SeaKraken forward Jaden Schwartz will miss approximately six weeks with a lower-body injury. — Seattle Kraken PR (@SeattleKrakenPR) November 28, 2025 It's a lower-body injury for the 33-year-old veteran. The incident occurred in the second period when his righ...
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The Montreal Canadiens have made their call on Mike Matheson’s future. According to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period , the Canadiens and Mike Matheson have agreed to a five-year, $30M contract extension ($6M AAV). Hearing the #GoHabsGo and Mike Matheson have a 5-year contract extension in place. An announcement is expected as early as today. — David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) November 28, 2025
Why the Canadiens are committing to a Mike Matheson extension
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The Vancouver Canucks are in sell mode— specifically on their pending unrestricted free agents —as we learned earlier this week. One of those is Kiefer Sherwood, whose name we've heard on the rumor mill all season. Wrapping up a two-year, $3 million deal ($1.5M AAV), Sherwood is off to the best start of his career, with a team-leading 12 goals through 24 games. That's a 40-goal pace for the hard-hitting forward, who set his previous best last season with 19 goals. But given that ma...
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